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Chords For Obstacle 2?

#1 User is offline   interbloke 

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 12:02 AM

what are the simplified chords for obstacle 2? also mind over time? I was thinking of playing this on the uke.

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Posted 06 March 2012 - 06:30 AM

TABS RE-EDITED ON APRIL 10th 2012

this hypnotic and weird song ( both musically and from lyrics point of view -I believe it is about drugs+love as other songs like Roland and Specialist-) is very much "chordable" in the classical way... I mean that the essence of the song are not riffs. Instead, is very much about rhythm, polyphony (as Meg Wilhoise describes here http://megwilhoite.wordpress.com/ ) and also it is based on simple and dissonant chords....The whole song melody (if any) sounds very complex to me, but the dominant rhythm is quite easy to play.

Take a look at this transcription

Title: Obstacle 2
Artist: Interpol
Album: Turn on the bright lights
Copyright: Matador Recordings
Tabber: by Pietro with FranP adapted to SOLO version
Tempo = 120
L = long note
// = repeat note several times
x = muted string

*************INTRO

I'm gonna pull you in close I'm gonna wrap you up tight
I'm gonna play with the braids that you came here with tonight
I'm gonna hold your face, and toast the snow that fell
'cause friends don't waste wine when there's words to sell
----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------| --4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|--4--4--4--4--5--4--5--4----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|--4--4--4--4--5--4--5--4--|
--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| x4 --7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--------------0--0--0--0----|--------------------------| ----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|


***************** INTERLUDE

|-----------------|----------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|----------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------12/8---|
|--12-12-10-10-9L-|-9L-------|------17-16-17-16---|--19L-------19-19----|-----19-19----------12/8---|
|-----------------|----------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------12/8---|
|--10-10-8--8--7L-|-7L-------|------15-14-15-17---|--17L--------17-17---|-----17-17-----------------|
|-----------------|----------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|

****************** VERSE 1

I feel like love is in the kitchen with a culinary eye
I think he's making something special ...And I'm smart enough to try
If you don't trust ( play DAE:12) yourself for-at-least one minute each day

|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--4--4--4--4--5--4--5--4----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|--4--4--4--4--5--4--5--4----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----| x3
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--------------0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--------------0--0--0--0----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Well you should trust in this, girl, cause loving is coming our way.
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--4--4--4--4--5--4--5--4----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|--4--4--4--4--5--4--5--4----|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|
|----------------------------|--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|

**********************PRE CHORUS

If you can fix me up we'll go a long way
|---------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--7--7--7--9--9--9--7--7---|--7--9--9--9--7--9--7-------|--8--8--8--10-10-10-8--8----|--8--10-10-10-8--10-8-------|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|


If you can fix me up, girl, we'll go a long way.
|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|


******************** CHORUS

I will stand by all this drinking if it helps me through these days...It takes a long time just to get this all straight.
I'll showcase on Route 7 when I find the right place ...It takes a long time just to get this all straight
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-- 16 // 14 // 16 // 17 //-- 16 // 14 // 12 // 11 ---| x2
----x----x-----x-----x--------x-----x-----x-----x----|
-- 14 // 12 // 14 // 15 //-- 14 // 12 // 10 // 9 ----|
-----------------------------------------------------|



In my mind,... this is my free-time

---------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------------|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|--------------------------|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|


******** VERSE 2
Because friends don't waste wine when there's words to sell.
(Take my love in real small doses)
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--4--4--4--4--5--4--5--4----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|--4--4--4--4--5--4--5--4----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--------------0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--------------0--0--0--0----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
'cause friends don't waste wine when there's words to sell
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--4--4--4--4--5--4--5--4----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|--4--4--4--4--5--4--5--4----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--------------0--0--0--0----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|


*************PRE CHORUS

If you can fix me up we'll go a long way

|---------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--7--7--7--9--9--9--7--7---|--7--9--9--9--7--9--7-------|--8--8--8--10-10-10-8--8----|--8--10-10-10-8--10-8-------|
|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|

If you can fix me up, girl, we'll go a long way.

|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---|--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|

*******************CHORUS


I will stand by all this drinking if it helps me through these days...It takes a long time just to get this all straight.
I'll showcase on Route 7 when I find the right place ...It takes a long time just to get this all straight
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-- 16 // 14 // 16 // 17 // - 16 // 14 // 12 // 11 ---|
----x----x-----x-----x--------x-----x-----x-----x----|
-- 14 // 12 // 14 // 15 // - 14 // 12 // 10 // 9 ----|
-----------------------------------------------------|



In my mind,…. this is my free-time ...

---------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------------|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|--------------------------|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|

To let it all away
---------------------------|----------------------------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
---------------------------|----------------------------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--
--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----|---------------------------|---------------------------
---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------


**************************OUTRO
To let it all away
Spend it all today
Spend it all today
It took time then I found you x 2
Uuuuuuuuu...

|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| x6
|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|

(Note…THIS IS OPTIONAL at the end of the song. Add it if you want to introduce a slower pace finish)
----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
--------6-----------6-------|--------6-----------6-----|--------6-----------6------|--------6-----------6------|
--5--5-----5--5--5-----5----|--4--4-----4--4--4-----4--|--7--7-----7--7--7-----7---|--5--5-----5--5--5-----5---| x2
----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|

and last one, finish with this:
----------------------------|-------|
--------6-----------6L-6L---|--6----|
--5--5-----5--5--5-----5L---|--5----|
----------------------------|-------|
----------------------------|-------|
----------------------------|-------|

*************************


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